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294494, What is Happy Feet REALLY about?
Posted by rorschach, Tue Jun-26-07 12:59 AM
I just saw this movie for the first time (I know--late pass). I have to say that this is the most unusual American animated film I've seen.

I like the movie but I can't really figure out what this film is speaking on. On one level, it's a tale about being accepted and on another level it could be about...

....I don't know.




"Being the bigger man is overrated." -- Huey (The Boondocks)

"But today's black leaders, I'm afraid, have become leading blacks. And don't ever confuse leading blacks with black leaders." --Dr. Julia Hare.



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294496, Dude. It's a cartoon.
Posted by bignick, Tue Jun-26-07 01:09 AM
I know the animation snobs will descend on me for saying that, but that's what it is.

It's not like we're talking about Miyazaki here.
294499, So you're saying that it's just penguins dancing....
Posted by rorschach, Tue Jun-26-07 01:13 AM
Because there's far more going on there.



"Being the bigger man is overrated." -- Huey (The Boondocks)

"But today's black leaders, I'm afraid, have become leading blacks. And don't ever confuse leading blacks with black leaders." --Dr. Julia Hare.



http://www.myspace.com/dozingoff
294551, you hurt me real bad just now, Nick.
Posted by Nukkapedia, Tue Jun-26-07 10:08 AM
People could be similarly dismissive about comedies as well.
294831, RE: Dude. It's a cartoon.
Posted by Brother_Afron, Wed Jun-27-07 12:21 PM
Anime doesn't count as cartoons now?
294516, American? i thought it was an Aussie production?
Posted by araQual, Tue Jun-26-07 06:35 AM
V.
294522, It's an anti-religion movie.
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Jun-26-07 07:00 AM
Dead serious.
294542, hell yeah.
Posted by Yaskeelah, Tue Jun-26-07 09:13 AM
it had church innuendo all throughout that thing.

on a side note, did you ever notice how when dreamworks makes an animated movie, the main character has a handicapped? like Nemo with the extra long fin and the itty bitty one. Just a thought.
294544, nemo is pixar
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294549, Oh my fault.
Posted by Yaskeelah, Tue Jun-26-07 10:08 AM
294546, foreign policies and global politics in a post 9-11 world
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294574, ^ I thought this was pretty obvious
Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jun-26-07 11:41 AM
Guess not
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294584, RE: What is Happy Feet REALLY about?
Posted by SAAFIR, Tue Jun-26-07 12:13 PM
DANCE NIGGER!!!! DANCE FOR YOU DINNER AND SALVATION!!!

294585, Happy Feets Don't Fail Me Now nm
Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jun-26-07 12:15 PM
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294694, My mouth dropped during that scene.
Posted by rorschach, Tue Jun-26-07 06:50 PM
It's almost parallel to Mantan's last dance in Bamboozled. For a second, I thought that's where they were going even though the religion stuff was kinda obvious.



"Being the bigger man is overrated." -- Huey (The Boondocks)

"But today's black leaders, I'm afraid, have become leading blacks. And don't ever confuse leading blacks with black leaders." --Dr. Julia Hare.



http://www.myspace.com/dozingoff
294803, 1 post...pu$$y. (c) 15
Posted by Detroit Defender, Wed Jun-27-07 10:25 AM
294608, That movie pissed me off
Posted by crow, Tue Jun-26-07 01:01 PM
It was shoving its views down my throat. Especially the end with the whole environmental spiel, it forced itself upon me a little too much.
294733, "forced itself upon you"? LOL. dude it's a movie, u weren't raped.
Posted by araQual, Tue Jun-26-07 11:14 PM
V.
294736, dude, that movie gave him the bad touch
Posted by YaBoy...Holla@ME, Tue Jun-26-07 11:27 PM
it's nothing to joke about




*snicker*
294742, It IS a really bizarre film
Posted by colonelk, Tue Jun-26-07 11:48 PM
Dr. George makes weird movies (Thunderdome, Lorenzo's Oil, Babe 2). But kids need a little genuine weirdness in their lives, rather than safe Disney quirkiness.
294756, It's about faggots and their sinful ways....
Posted by Mr Mech, Wed Jun-27-07 01:27 AM
Oh, you think I'm joking?

http://www.stonescryout.org/archives/2006/11/mocking_religio.html

What's it's moral rating? Offensive!

http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2006/happyfeet2006.html


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294763, ahahaha. i love Christians. always up in arms bout being mocked..
Posted by araQual, Wed Jun-27-07 03:50 AM
...when they don't realise they're religion is so fucking ridiculous it OUGHT to be mocked any chance ppl get.

V.
294774, !
Posted by Nukkapedia, Wed Jun-27-07 07:51 AM
294769, won't somebody please think of the fish??
Posted by topaz, Wed Jun-27-07 07:22 AM
sure the penguins are saved, but at what cost...
295142, for real!
Posted by smutsboy, Thu Jun-28-07 12:17 PM
they were eatin those fish like nothin', but that's NEMO!
294779, Communism
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294976, 'CISM!
Posted by magilla vanilla, Wed Jun-27-07 09:17 PM
and how we're really not that different, when you look at the igloo burning in the street.